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UNITED sTaTEs PATENT oEEioE. f

C. J. FISHER, OF VAUKO'N, IOVA.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,154, dated July 17, 1860.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, C. J. FISHER, of lVaukon, in the county of Allamakee and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of the specification, in which- Figure l, is a front view of my invention. Fig. 2, a perspective view of the same applied to a horse. Fig. 3, a transverse section of a portion of the same, taken in the line Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding` parts in the several figures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, A, represent the two parts of the collar, which parts may be constructed in much the usual form, and the lower ends connected by a strap B, or by any suitable snap. In the upper end of each part A a slide C is fitted. These slides are perforated with holes, and their outer ends may be connected by a strap D, or a suitable snap. The slides C, may be secured farther in or out from the parts A, A, by means of pins a, which pass transversely through the parts and either of the perforations of the slides C, said pins having the rings b, in their ends, through which rings the reins pass. The parts A, A, of the collar may be of wood or iron, if constructed of the latterl material they require to be padded at the inner side and covered with leather, if constructed of wood they may be covered or not as desired.

From the above description, it will be seen that the two parts may be virtually lengthened by drawing out the slides C, C, and securing them in a more or less eX- tended position by means of the pins a, see Fig. l, in which the slides are showneX- tended in red. It will also be seen that the space between the parts may be increased or diminished by letting out or taking up the straps B, D. The collar therefore may be readily adjusted to suit various sized horses,

lengthened or shortened, and widened, or narrowed, as occasion may require.

E, E, represent the hames. These may be of iron, at least that would probably be the preferred material. tached one to each part A, of the collar in a horizontal position, the outer ends of the hames being curved downward in front of the breast or brisket of the animal, and connected by a strap F, or al snap. The hames are connected to the parts A, A, near their inner edges by joints G, which may be formed of cylinders o, attached to the hames and fitted within sockets c, attached to the parts A, the cylinders b, being secured in the sockets c, by pintles cl, to the lower ends of which the rings e, for the pole straps are attached. This manner of connecting the hames to the collar admits of the former The hames are atworking in a plane at right angles with the latter, the back ends of the hames extending just beyond the back edges of the parts A, A, and the front ends of the traces are fastened to them by means of clips. By this arrangement of the hames, the collar is made to bear firmly against the shoulders of the animal at all times and the rubbing and friction between the shoulders of the animal usually attending in agreater or less degree all collars of ordinary construction is thereby avoided and as the two parts A, A, of the collar are connected by straps or snaps at both their upper and lower ends, the collar is allowed to move and conform to the movements of the shoulders of the animal. Each side or part A, moving without sliding up or down. The ham'es E are fastened at points to the parts A, near the centers of the shoulders of the animal and being so secured as to work on a pivot or pin, the rubbing and working between the collar and the shoulders is avoided, the hames moving or working in a natural and easy man-r ner, corresponding with the movements of the animal, and to a longer or shorter sweep of the shoulders. By this arrangement of the hames, also, the weight or pull being brought to bear, at the fulcrum or pivots near the inner edges of the parts A, serves in some degree to press the collar upon the shoulders of the animal at the proper points Civ oted hames E, E, having their ends con- 10 nected at F, and provided with socket joints Gr, with the divided collar A, A, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein shown and described.

C. J. FISHER. Witnesses:

A. B. GOODWIN, C. W. WALKER. 

